Stamford
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Places

In the United Kingdom:
  • Stamford, Lincolnshire
    Stamford, Lincolnshire
    Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...

    , a town in England
  • Stamford Hill
    Stamford Hill
    Stamford Hill is a place in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, England, near the border with Haringey. It is home to Europe's largest Hasidic Jewish and Adeni Jewish community.Stamford Hill is NNE of Charing Cross.-History:...

    , London
  • Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Stamford Bridge is a village and civil parish on the River Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York.-Location and history:The village sits astride an ancient ford on the River Derwent....

    • Battle of Stamford Bridge
      Battle of Stamford Bridge
      The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire in England on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway and the English king's brother Tostig...

  • Stamford Bridge (stadium)
    Stamford Bridge (stadium)
    Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...

    , the home ground for Chelsea Football Club
  • Stamford Brook
    Stamford Brook
    Stamford Brook is a tributary of the River Thames which is the confluence of two smaller streams, arising in West London, flowing into Hammersmith Creek on the Tideway....

     a stream in West London
  • Stamford Brook station a London Underground station in West London


In the United States:
  • Stamford, Connecticut
    Stamford, Connecticut
    Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...

    , the largest and most populous city named Stamford
  • Stamford, Nebraska
    Stamford, Nebraska
    Stamford is a village in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census.-History:Stamford, named after Stamford, Connecticut, was laid out by the Lincoln Land Company in 1887, becoming incorporated as a village in 1907. The first town board members were Frank...

  • Stamford (town), New York
    Stamford (town), New York
    Stamford is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,943 at the 2000 census.The Town of Stamford also has a village called Stamford.-Geography:The town is on the north edge of the county...

  • Stamford (village), New York
    Stamford (village), New York
    Stamford is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,265 at the 2000 census.The Village of Stamford is located partly in the Town of Stamford and partly in the Town of Harpersfield. The village is on routes 23 and 10...

  • Stamford, South Dakota
  • Stamford, Texas
    Stamford, Texas
    Stamford is a small city located on the border of Jones and Haskell counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 3,111 in 2008. H. McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown in Connecticut...

  • Stamford, Vermont
    Stamford, Vermont
    Stamford is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 813 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stamford is located near the southwestern corner of Vermont, on the Massachusetts state line. To the south of Stamford lie Clarksburg, Massachusetts and Florida, Massachusetts...


People

  • The Earl of Stamford
    Earl of Stamford
    Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk Earl...

    , created in 1628, an extinct title in the Peerage of England
  • Sir Stamford Raffles
    Stamford Raffles
    Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, FRS was a British statesman, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore . He is often described as the "Father of Singapore"...


Institutions

  • Stamford University (Bangladesh)
  • Stamford University (Thailand)
  • University of Stamford, a mythical English university founded by King Bladud
    Bladud
    Bladud or Blaiddyd was a legendary king of the Britons, for whose existence there is no historical evidence. He is first mentioned in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, which describes him as the son of King Rud Hud Hudibras, and the tenth ruler in line from the first King, Brutus....

  • Brazenose College, Stamford, a rival college set up by a breakaway group of students and tutors from Oxford University in 1333-4
  • Stamford School
    Stamford School
    Stamford School is an English independent school situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It has been a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference since 1920.-History:...

    , an English public school situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire
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